Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen

Sólo disponible en inglés y alemán.
La guía más comprensiva de la botánica, historia, distribución y cultivación de todas las plantas psicoactivas.

Examina 414 plantas psicoactivas y sustancias relatadas

Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality

Contiene 800 fotos en color y 670 ilustraciones en blanco y negro

In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants - those known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness - have traditionally been regarded as sacred. In The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants Christian Rätsch details the botany, history, distribution, cultivation, and preparation and dosage of more than 400 psychoactive plants. He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artifacts made from these plants, and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them.

The author begins with 168 of the most well-known psychoactives - such as cannabis, datura, and papaver - then presents 133 lesser known substances as well as additional plants known as “legal highs,” plants known only from mythological contexts and literature, and plant products that include substances such as ayahuasca, incense, and soma.

The text is lavishly illustrated with 800 color photographs - many of which are from the author’s extensive fieldwork around the world - showing the people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world’s sacred psychoactives.